New concept of governing the country: Party building has developed through innovation since the 18th National Congress.
Pushing forward the new great project of Party building in an all-round way is the key to Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s great cause. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has firmly promoted the strict administration of the Party in an all-round way, and the new great project of Party building has comprehensively advanced to a new stage. Significant progress has been made in Party building because the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core insists on promoting Party building with the spirit of reform and innovation, putting forward a series of new ideas, making a series of new arrangements and implementing a series of new measures, thus continuously improving the scientific level of Party building.
Theoretical innovation provides scientific guidance for party building.
Innovation is an inexhaustible motive force to promote the development of party building. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, it has been one of the most active periods for the Party to put forward scientific new ideas, new ideas and new viewpoints. This kind of innovation has both macro-level innovation and meso-and micro-level innovation. Multi-level theoretical innovation is the primary prerequisite for outstanding achievements in party building.
Put forward the strategy of strictly administering the party in an all-round way — — A major innovation in party building. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has regarded the comprehensive and strict administration of the Party as an important historical mission. Just after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China closed, the Supreme Leader pointed out: The development of the situation, the development of the cause and the expectations of the people all require us to comprehensively push forward the new great project of party building with the spirit of reform and innovation. "Under the new situation, strengthening and improving Party building faces ‘ Four major tests ’ 、‘ Four kinds of dangers ’ The task of implementing the party’s management of the party and strictly administering the party is more arduous and urgent than ever. " After proposing to build a well-off society in an all-round way, deepen reform in an all-round way and govern the country according to law, in mid-December 2014, the supreme leader comrade pointed out in his investigation in Jiangsu that it is necessary to "coordinate and promote the building of a well-off society in an all-round way, deepen reform in an all-round way, comprehensively promote the rule of law, comprehensively and strictly manage the party, and push reform, opening up and socialist modernization to a new level". From then on, strictly administering the party in an all-round way has become an important strategy to promote the new great project of party building. Strictly administering the party in an all-round way is not just as simple as adding the word "comprehensive" before "strictly administering the party", but an important theoretical innovation. Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out: It is not only a literal change,It is also the development of practice and the deepening of understanding. " To strictly manage the party in an all-round way, the core is to strengthen the party’s leadership, the foundation is comprehensive, the key is strict, and the key is governance. "Comprehensive" means managing and governing the whole party, covering all fields, aspects and departments of party building, with the focus on grasping the "key minority"; "Strictness" means being really strict, daring to be strict, and being long and strict; "Governance" means that from the CPC Central Committee to the grass-roots party branch, we should shoulder the main responsibility, and the party secretary should take party building as a necessary responsibility. Judging from the practice since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, it is precisely because of putting forward and promoting the strategy of strictly administering the Party in an all-round way that the Party’s construction has continuously opened up a new situation.
Put forward "the close combination of ideological party building and institutional party building" — — Great development of Marxist theory of party building. Ideological Party Building is a great creation of Comrade Mao Zedong. He first put forward the idea of focusing on building the party ideologically in the resolution of Gutian conference. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Comrade Deng Xiaoping put forward the reform of the leadership system of the party and the state through profound reflection on the "Cultural Revolution", and thought that the system problem was fundamental, overall, stable and long-term, which was related to whether the party and the state changed their colors. This system is a new development of ideological party building. In the process of promoting the "four comprehensive" strategic layout, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core put forward the idea of "closely combining ideological party building with institutional party management" according to the new problems that need to be solved in party building. Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out: "Strictly administering the Party depends on education as well as system. Both are flexible and rigid, and they should exert their strength in the same direction and at the same time." "We should make the process of strengthening the system to govern the party a process of strengthening the ideological party building, and also make the process of strengthening the ideological party building a process of strengthening the system to govern the party." This thought enriches and develops the Marxist theory of party building and provides scientific theoretical guidance for the comprehensive and strict administration of the party.
Put forward that "governing the party according to regulations is closely integrated with governing the party by virtue" — — Deepening the thought of "the close combination of ideological party building and institutional party management" This is a logical extension of the idea of combining the rule of law with the rule of virtue, and it is also the foothold of the close combination of ideological party building and institutional party management. Governing the party according to regulations, as a concrete embodiment of the system of governing the party, requires strict party discipline, especially political discipline and rules, so that the vast number of party member and cadres maintain a high degree of consistency with the CPC Central Committee in ideological and political actions; It is required to be strict with the law and discipline before the law, and to control the majority with discipline and rules, so that the vast number of party member and cadres can strictly implement party rules and discipline and set an example in observing national laws and regulations. Putting forward the idea of ruling the party by virtue aims at fulfilling the requirements of ideological party building. Comrade Supreme Leader stressed: Do a good job in ideological and theoretical construction, strengthen the education of ideals and beliefs, regard ideals and beliefs as the spiritual "calcium" of communist party people, and use firm ideals and beliefs to cultivate a "indestructible body"; Do a good job in ideological and moral construction, strengthen party spirit cultivation education, constantly consolidate the ideological and moral foundation of party member and cadres’ clean and honest administration, and build an ideological and moral defense line against corruption and change; Do a good job in the construction of work style, which is not only strict with self-cultivation, strict with the use of power, strict with self-discipline, but also practical in seeking things, starting a business and being a real person. Governing the party by virtue and governing the party by rules are interrelated. The revision of the Code of Integrity and Self-discipline in the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Regulations on Disciplinary Actions in the Communist Party of China (CPC),It runs through the spirit of closely combining the rule of law with the rule of virtue.
Put forward to strengthen the "four consciousnesses" — — The latest achievements of theoretical innovation in party building. Comrade Supreme Leader stressed: "All Party comrades should enhance their political awareness, overall awareness, core awareness and conformity awareness, and earnestly be loyal to the party, share their worries, take responsibility for the party and do their duty for the party." "Four consciousnesses" is not a simple combination of four concepts, but an organic whole with internal logic, close connection and mutual support. Political awareness is fundamental, ensuring correct and firm direction and position; The overall situation consciousness is the foundation to ensure the coordination between the local and the whole; Core consciousness is the key to ensure the centralization and unity of the whole party; The sense of conformity is the guarantee to ensure that the team is neat and powerful. The Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee established the core position of the Supreme Leader Comrade in the CPC Central Committee and the whole party, and the core consciousness is highlighted by resolutely safeguarding the authority of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core and the core position of the Supreme Leader Comrade. The two are organically unified and mutually external.
Practical innovation makes the party’s construction take a firm step.
Theoretical innovation brings practical innovation, and practical innovation implements theoretical innovation. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee, with the Supreme Leader as the core, has put forward many new requirements, formulated many new regulations and carried out many new practices in practice in order to implement the theoretical innovation achievements of party building in practical work and solve the outstanding problems in party building, which has brought new changes, new atmosphere and new features to party building.
Realize the normalization of learning and education. The implementation of ideological party building and the rule of the party by virtue cannot be separated from regular study and education. The CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core first carried out the Party’s mass line education and practice activities throughout the Party, then carried out the special education of "three strictness and three realities" among leading cadres at or above the county level, and then carried out the study and education of "two studies and one doing" in all party member. In March this year, the central government issued a notice to promote the normalization and institutionalization of "two studies and one work" study and education. The "newness" of these learning and education lies in: first, to carry out criticism and self-criticism seriously rather than perfunctorily, earnestly rather than ostentatiously. Second, all links should be practical and detailed, and good things should be done from the beginning to the end. Third, leading cadres at all levels take the lead in setting an example, studying deeply, taking a close look, and sticking to it, forming a good atmosphere of learning and education. These learning and education have achieved innovation from content to form, which has played an important role in comprehensively and strictly administering the party.
The institutional governance of the party has achieved remarkable results. The Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee deliberated and adopted "Several Guidelines on Political Life within the Party under the New Situation" and "Regulations on Inner-Party Supervision in the Communist Party of China (CPC)", which systematized, standardized and institutionalized the Party Central Committee’s ideological theory and practical experience of strictly administering the Party in an all-round way with the Supreme Leader as the core, are the landmark achievements of institutional governance of the Party and have a benchmark role in promoting the party’s system construction. These two documents can be called the party’s "protector of the law", which is not only an important starting point for continuing to comprehensively promote the new great project of party building, but also an important guarantee for comprehensively administering the party strictly. At the same time, the successive issuance of the Regulations on Patrol Work in the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Code of Integrity and Self-discipline in the Communist Party of China (CPC), and the Regulations on Disciplinary Actions in the Communist Party of China (CPC) reflect the spirit of reform and innovation of our party in managing the party, and also make the management of the party more standardized, procedural and institutionalized, effectively promoting the new great project of party building.
Severely punish corruption with zero tolerance. For a period of time, the high incidence of corruption has been worrying, seriously damaging the advanced nature and purity of the party and seriously affecting the flesh-and-blood ties between the party and the people. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has taken innovative measures to fight corruption with an iron fist. Comrade Supreme Leader clearly pointed out: "If you don’t offend corrupt elements, you will inevitably disappoint the party and offend the people." "If you don’t offend hundreds of corrupt elements, you will offend 1.3 billion people. This is a political account that is clear enough, and the account of the people is back. " Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has taken drastic measures to eliminate malnutrition and severely punish chaos, and "tigers" and "flies" have fought together, which has effectively curbed the frequent and high-incidence of corruption that has been unstoppable for years.
Strengthening the sword function of patrol supervision. The innovations of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core in patrol supervision are mainly as follows: First, the important role of patrol supervision has been enhanced. Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out: "Patrol is a strategic institutional arrangement for inner-party supervision" and "a weapon of the country and the party". The second is to clarify the patrol work policy. The key point is "four efforts", that is, to find out whether leading cadres have problems of violation of law and discipline such as trading power and money, abusing power for personal gain, corruption and bribery, corruption and degeneration; Focus on discovering whether there are problems such as formalism, bureaucracy, hedonism and extravagance; Focus on finding out whether there is a violation of the party’s political discipline; Focus on finding out whether there are unhealthy practices and corruption in selecting and employing people. More than half of the middle-ranking cadres who were put on file for review by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection were investigated and dealt with according to the clues of patrol handover. The third is to comprehensively carry out special inspections. Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out: the special patrol "moves at the wind, takes it by surprise, and runs wherever there is a reflection." The regions and departments that have visited can always kill a comeback and have a ‘ Looking back ’ 。” This is the "light cavalry" for patrol work.
The new achievements in party building have brought profound enlightenment.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has firmly promoted the comprehensive and strict administration of the Party, adhered to the close combination of ideological party building and institutional party management, concentrated put in order’s party style, severely punished corruption, and purified the political ecology within the Party, showing a new atmosphere in the political life within the Party, winning the hearts and minds of the Party and providing an important guarantee for creating a new situation in the cause of the Party and the state. The practice of developing Party building through innovation has brought us many profound inspirations.
To promote party building in the spirit of reform and innovation, we must be firm in political determination and full of responsibility. The innovation of party building is different from other innovations, which is closely linked with politics and must adhere to the principle of party spirit. Therefore, to promote innovation in party building, we must first stand firm in politics and be loyal to the cause of the party and the people. Only in this way can we solve the complex problems in party building with innovative thinking and keep the innovation of party building in the correct political direction. To promote party building in the spirit of reform and innovation, we must solve the outstanding problems in the party, some of which are still very complicated and difficult, which requires a sense of responsibility. Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out: When the people hand over power to us, we must promise the party and the country by ourselves and report it to the party and the country. He stressed: we must "promote the building of a clean and honest party style and the struggle against corruption with a strong sense of historical responsibility, a deep sense of mission anxiety and tenacious will." With political determination and responsibility, the innovation of party building has a solid political foundation and a strong driving force.
Scientific thinking and correct methods are needed to promote Party building in the spirit of reform and innovation. Party building is a complex systematic project, involving all aspects of the development of the cause of the party and the state, and it must have scientific thinking and correct methods. Comrade Supreme Leader has repeatedly stressed the need to improve the ability of dialectical thinking, systematic thinking, strategic thinking and bottom line thinking, enhance the eyesight of seeing problems, the brainpower of seeking things, the listening ability of observing people’s feelings, and the foot strength of walking at the grassroots level, and combine subjective understanding with objective reality to make ideas, plans and plans conform to objective laws. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the key reason why the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core can promote the innovative development of party building lies in insisting on analyzing, studying and planning party building with scientific thinking. To promote party building in the spirit of reform and innovation, we must also adhere to the problem orientation. Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out: Problems are the starting point and the power source of innovation. Only by listening to the voice of the times, responding to the call of the times and seriously studying and solving major and urgent problems can we grasp the historical context, find the law of development and promote theoretical innovation. It is precisely by grasping the outstanding problems existing in the party that the party’s construction will continue to show a new look and create a new situation.
To promote party building in the spirit of reform and innovation, we should be strict and meticulous, advocate long-term and practical work. Comrades of the Supreme Leader have repeatedly stressed that "empty talk is wrong with the country, and hard work is good for the country". Over the years, the CPC Central Committee has persisted in doing practical work, not only courageously taking responsibility, being resolute and vigorous, but also being serious and meticulous. The supreme leader comrade pointed out: "in the world, doing things in detail is strict." Strictness is an important guarantee for us to do all the work well. We in communist party are the most serious. To be serious is to be strict, to do things that we can’t cope with, and to be a man that we can’t cope with. Instead, we must conscientiously implement our words in all work, such as the construction of work style, the construction of the party, and all the work of the party and the state. " He also pointed out: it seems trivial for us to implement the eight central regulations, but it reflects a spirit. If we can’t grasp the eight central regulations well and can’t stick to them, what are the 18 regulations and 28 regulations? To grasp the "four winds", we must first grasp the eight central regulations, and grasp the party building from the "four winds". Do one thing well and then do the second thing, so that everyone feels that we can do things, and we are serious. Only in this way can we win the trust of the people and the whole party. This reflects the work style of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core. It is this serious and meticulous style of work that has promoted the party’s construction to achieve tangible results and won the hearts and minds of the party.
(The author is Shi Zhongquan, former deputy director of the Central Party History Research Office)